Alastair Savage - fiddle

Alastair Savage is originally from Ayrshire and has performed traditional and classical music throughout his life. He was winner of the ‘Land O’ Burns’ Scots fiddle competition in his youth and studied classical violin at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (now the Royal Conservatoire) and thereafter at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He has been a member of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra since 1997 with whom he has toured Japan, China, USA, South America and throughout Europe as well as appearing as traditional fiddle soloist on BBC Radio 3, Radio Scotland and on national radio in the USA. He has recorded six solo albums featuring a contrast of celebrated Scots fiddle repertoire from centuries past alongside his own unique compositions. As a composer his music has been used by BBC Alba for documentary purposes and in 2021 he was shortlisted for a Scottish Award in New Music. As a session musician he has worked with many top artists crossing different musical genres, including Belle and Sebastian, Karen Matheson, Justin Currie and Ricky Ross. Other folk music projects include working with the Grit Orchestra and the legendary Scottish band ‘The Whistlebinkies’.

www.alastairsavage.co.uk      @Scotsfiddler